A133 Colchester to Clacton Route Improvements

About the scheme

The A133 is the key route providing access from Colchester to the seaside resort of Clacton–on–Sea, and allowing access from the district of Tendring into Colchester.

Essex County Council and the South East Local Enterprise Partnership have made £5.43m available to fund improvements. These are designed to support economic growth as well as providing safety improvements to the route, increasing journey time reliability through highway capacity improvements for motorists and improved passenger transport facilities, as well as improving signage and reviewing the cycling provision along the route.

Proposals include:

Bromley Road Junction Improvements – Widen to two lane approach from Colchester and providing a pedestrian crossing phase at this junction.

Main construction is anticipated to begin winter 2018 and will be undertaken in a phased approach over a period of approximately 2 years.

Please note that we are at an early stage of planning the work and therefore dates are indicative and may be subject to change. This web page will be updated as the programme progresses and details become available.

How will this affect you?

Throughout the various phases of the scheme temporary traffic management will be necessary and lane restrictions will be in place to support the works.

Overnight closures may be required at different stages and locations along the route however these will be limited and advertised in advance on site signage as well as this webpage. Residents and businesses directly affected by the works will be contacted separately.

While efforts will be made to keep traffic congestion to a minimum throughout these improvements, it is recognised that works will be undertaken in traffic sensitive areas and normal traffic flows will be disrupted.

To view information about other works in your area please visit: www.roadworks.org.

Further information:

Updates will be available via this webpage including details regarding traffic arrangements such as temporary closures, displaying local signage and updating our twitter feed @essexhighways.